Neil Callan

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Neil Callan is an Irish horse racing jockey. He was the British flat racing Champion Apprentice in 1999. He has been ranked in the top echelon of riders on the UK jockeys' championship and has finished runner-up in 2005 (151 wins) and 2007 (170 wins). In 2010/2011 he rode 5 winners during his first three-month stint in Hong Kong. [1] In seasons 2021/2022 and 2022/2023. he was the Bahrain Champion Jockey.

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Major wins

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Performance at the Hong Kong Jockey Club

SeasonsTotal RidesNo. of WinsNo. of 2ndsNo. of 3rdsNo. of 4thsStakes won
2010/201112151075HK$6,545,700
2013/201441227364337HK$38,526,375
2014/201552047454944HK$66,847,491
2015/201651040404542HK$57,645,225
2016/201754147514842HK$59,383,150
2017/201842325333934HK$36,670,300
2018/201942817394335HK$31,004,950
2019/202048126404058HK$42,185,220
2020/202141628303832HK$38,101,250

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